PASADENA – Mayor Bill Bogaard, Ralphs Grocery Company and Food 4 Less will launch the ninth annual Operation Gobble Gobble on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 a.m. at Pasadena City Hall to distribute 400 Thanksgiving turkeys with all the trimmings to local community agencies that serve low-income households, according to a statement released Tuesday.

Ralphs and Food 4 Less are generously donating the Thanksgiving turkeys along with stuffing, canned vegetables, potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie.

“Thanksgiving is a wonderful opportunity for all Pasadenans to give thanks for blessings received throughout the year,” Bogaard said in a statement Tuesday. “It is also an opportunity to share those blessings with others, particularly in these difficult economic times.”

At Centennial Square in front of City Hall, Bogaard will be joined by Ralphs and Food 4 Less team members, Pasadena firefighters, community volunteers and others to distribute the turkeys to organizations including Pasadena Unified School District’s Healthy Start program, Union Station Foundation, Armenian Relief Society, Ronald McDonald House, Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center, Lutheran Social Services, Vista Nova Home for the Blind, El Centro de Acci n Social and Elizabeth House, among others, according to city officials.

“Ralphs and Food 4 Less are pleased to partner with Mayor Bogaard once again to help make this Thanksgiving special for many people who otherwise might not have the resources to enjoy a complete holiday meal,” said Donna Giordano, president of Ralphs Grocery Co in a statement Tuesday. As we believe at Ralphs & Food 4 Less, `Community Matters.”‘

For more information about “Operation Gobble Gobble,” please contact Rhonda Stone at 626-744-7147.